Parks 2025: Southern Flinders Ranges- Melrose SA $10M

[ozzybmx]

Combo Federal, state and local government grants.

Anything to do with your current secondment ?

 

[Ackland]

Not directly but we've considered it for other regional planning and discussions with Bike Melrose and OTE

 

[Ackland]

Eagle eyed folk may spot the corridor marker flagging tape

 

[ozzybmx]

Eagle eyed folk may spot the corridor marker flagging tape

I'm heading up tomorrow for 8 days

 

[Ackland]

I'm heading up tomorrow for 8 days

Plenty of time to dig at Simon's.

All things going to plan you'll be there to see Garry fire up the excavator

 

[ozzybmx]

Plenty of time to dig at Simon's.

All things going to plan you'll be there to see Garry fire up the excavator

Easier access around Simons by 4WD.

Awesome, we'll be riding it by next weekend then

 

[Ackland]

Awesome, we'll be riding it by next weekend then

Along with every other entitled twat who rides unfinished trail

 

[Ackland]

 

[ozzybmx]

Looks great !

A good decision to go with this design over the rusty corten steel.

 

[Stredda]

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That's a great trailhead shelter!

 

[Ackland]

That's a great trailhead shelter!

If all goes to plan council are looking to upgrade the adjacent toilet building to include coin op showers and a bike wash

 

[Stredda]

If all goes to plan council are looking to upgrade the adjacent toilet building to include coin op showers and a bike wash

Yeah, that really makes a great trail head, especially the bike wash.

 

[rockmoose]

If all goes to plan council are looking to upgrade the adjacent toilet building to include coin op showers and a bike wash

That works so well down at @Isaakk local. Makes for a truly worthy destination.

 

[Isaakk]

That works so well down at @Isaakk local. Makes for a truly worthy destination.

Hard agree. So handy, and definitely gets put to good use. Drink bottle filling station also extremely handy.

 

[Ackland]

Drink bottle filling station also extremely handy.

Yeah... Melrose tap water not so much

 

[Stredda]

Yeah... Melrose tap water not so much

Not in Tassie any more Toto

 

[ozzybmx]

@Ackland is the Melrose epic still going ahead ?

All the rest of the planned upgrades ?

 

[mark22]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-25/sa-government-pulls-brakes-on-mountain-bike-park/13946022&ved=2ahUKEwj3vOax8Mr4AhX1wzgGHcZJCW8QFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2j5kB_-Rz3J_mjExp1Vird
Looks like the kybosh has been put on 2 projects, bummer.

 

[ozzybmx]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-25/sa-government-pulls-brakes-on-mountain-bike-park/13946022&ved=2ahUKEwj3vOax8Mr4AhX1wzgGHcZJCW8QFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2j5kB_-Rz3J_mjExp1Vird
Looks like the kybosh has been put on 2 projects, bummer.

I posted this over on the Fox Creek thread yesterday.
We know all about it... it's a shit move.

 

[Ackland]

Full steam ahead (ish)